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Proverbs 5:3
3Do not listen to the words of an adulteress. She promises something as sweet as honey and as beautiful as olive oil.
Proverbs 5:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:
- New International Version (NIV)For the lips of the adulterous woman drip honey, and her speech is smoother than oil;
- English Standard Version (ESV)For the lips of a forbidden woman drip honey, and her speech is smoother than oil,
- New King James Version (NKJV)For the lips of an immoral woman drip honey, And her mouth is smoother than oil;
Context of Proverbs 5:3
1My child, listen carefully to the wisdom that I teach you. I will teach you how to understand things well. 2If you learn this, you will choose to do the right things in life. Your words will show that you are wise. Do not listen to the words of an adulteress. She promises something as sweet as honey and as beautiful as olive oil. 4But in the end, she gives you bitter food, like poison. She gives you pain like a sharp sword. 5She will lead you down to the place of death. You will follow her to your grave!
Read all of Proverbs 5Proverbs 5:3 word by word
כִּ֤י נֹ֣פֶת תִּ֭טֹּפְנָה שִׂפְתֵ֣י זָרָ֑ה וְחָלָ֖ק מִשֶּׁ֣מֶן חִכָּֽהּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 5:3
- Proverbs 2:16If you have wisdom, you will not listen to the sweet words of a prostitute. A woman who likes to have sex with many men will not deceive you.
- Proverbs 6:24They will keep you safe from any bad woman, so that the sweet words of an adulteress will not deceive you.
- Proverbs 7:21With those sweet words she deceived the young man. She made him want to be with her.
- Revelation 17:2It is like the kings who rule on the earth have had sex with that bad woman. She has led the people who live on the earth to do bad things. They have become drunk from the strong wine that she has given to them.’
- Psalms 55:21He speaks a message of peace, but he is really thinking about war. His words are easy to listen to, but they hurt like sharp knives.
Commentaries on Proverbs 5:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3The lips of a strange woman - One that is not thy own, whether Jewess or heathen. Drop as a honey-comb - She uses the most deceitful, flattering, and alluring speeches: as the droppings of the honey out of the comb are the sweetest of all.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Smoother than oil - The same comparison is used in marginal reference to describe the treachery of a false friend.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-4The lips of an immoral woman may seem sweet and tempting, but they are actually bitter and dangerous. Sexual activity often starts with a kiss, and flattering words can lure someone in.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. (Compare Pr 2:16). Her enticing promises are deceitful.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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